There should be an automatic harsh penalty for the Jumpmaster who decides to do the really hot drops and then also immediately DC's right after being knocked without even giving their squadmates a chance.
Like the 10 minute unable to join a match penalty. Maybe even an account ban after a dozen times (with a warning getting close, like the last 3).
@reconzero wrote:
@Gator762FMJ
"if you're checking the box to fill Squadmates, you're consenting to play as a squad."
If you're checking the box to fill squadmates it's because you're not willing to wait 10 minutes for a match.
And careful with the whole "consenting to play as a squad" thing. That means different things to different people and you might easily find yourself the object of someone else's ire for a failure to imagine the game as they imagine it.
Yeah, the matchmaking complaint that @Gator762FMJ has comes from the same root cause as you and I have noted in the past - the Matchmaking doesn't consider preferred play style at all. And I assume it never will because of they way they gather and sort matchmaking data surely doesn't factor in a desire to play it slow and careful vs W-Key Leroy Jenkins plays.
The solution to this issue, as noted, would be for each account to have a screen were they can fill out matchmaking preferences. It would have questions like,
And each would have a yes/no setting you could toggle. Then you can leave it, or change it up here and there based on what you are looking for.
Then, the matchmaking would, also considering your SBMM stats, consider these answers to try to squad you up with like minded players.
If they actually did this, I might consider coming back.
@Kyldenarsounds nice
I prefer late drops, away from the bloodbath.
Gather gear then get ready for whatever may happen.
Use critters as target practice, EVO shield levelling, and crafting material income.
Hit certain areas for summoning gold gear bubbles.
Max out Longbow and armor.
Get an L-star.
Make ambushes.
Find hiding spots so you can respawn your ally in duos 3 times, collect their banner again, then get plastered trying to get closer to the respawn beacon because you are 285 meters of 200 from the beacon, and the final squad is between you and the beacon. As Crypto, mostly using the drone.
That was yesterday.
But yes, late drop, stealth, and sniping are my playstyle.
@Unitee01
What I was trying to say, and clearly failed, is that it's perfectly okay for someone to have better aim than me. The problem occurs when, in a game with such a wide skill gap, my opponent has aim from distance that is bordering on 100% accuracy with a gun that I know for a FACT does not operate at any range other than close up no matter what scope you have.
I know I like to pose as a "mediocre" player, and in many respects I am, aim being one of them... but I'm also experienced enough to know when an opponent is verging from "better than me" to "way better than me" to "not really sure what he just did is even possible." And I don't really gripe about facing off against ANY of those other players unless it's the latter and unless it's an entire lobby of them for ten lobbies in a row. And that's rarer an occurance than I sometimes make it out to be.
"You wanna hit more targets? Then get better." This is missing the point. It SOUNDS as if you're saying that you want Apex to be built around the experience of superior players, and that anyone who doesn't like that merely needs to BECOME a superior player. Am I mis-reading you on this?
@XHelperZYeah, a ban might be too much.
An idea hit me though, they could increase the penalty by a minute every time you DC right after being knocked without letting the timeout go. Heck even start the penalty off light at 1 minute with the notification telling you why, and that it increases a minute every time you do it.
Slow learners will either get the message it's a squad based game or get really long queue times. 🙂
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